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This page will help you understand the major forms of financial assistance that are available to graduate students to help them meet their tuition costs and related expenses. If you would like to review the information about tuition costs and related expenses, visit one of the following web sites:
The five major forms of financial assistance for graduate students are graduate assistantships, tuition scholarships, traineeships and fellowships, loans, and grants. Part-time employment is also an option. Assistantships and scholarships provide funds that do not have to be repaid, but loans must be repaid. To apply for scholarships and assistantships, students must indicate a desire to apply for aid on the admission application. It can be helpful to include a letter and/or vita addressed to the school or department graduate chair with your application. Please send all application materials to the Office of Graduate Studies, Mckee House, 44 University Terrace, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979 USA. Also, to view the policies and procedures concerning tuition and fees at Ohio University, click here.
Graduate Assistantships - Awarded by individual schools, academic departments, or other offices
- Apply for department/school assistantships by indicating interest in receiving financial assistance on your admission application.
- Information on other non-department/school based assistantships is available on the Graduate Appointments website.
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| Provides a stipend for services as prescribed by the individual school, department, or office and includes a tuition scholarship Department/school assistantships are granted on the basis of scholarly merit Classified as graduate, research, and teaching assistantships (GA, RA, TA)
- International Students, please note: All prospective international graduate students who are awarded a teaching assistantship with responsibility for classroom or laboratory instruction and whose native language is not English must submit their scores on the Test of Spoken English (TSE). This is in addition to the initial testing done by the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE)
Requires minimum grade point average to be maintained (usually 3.0) Requires minimum academic course load to be kept (usually 15 credits per quarter) International Students, please note: Ohio University-funded assistantships cannot be used for the study of the English language in OPIE. Tuition Scholarships - Awarded by individual schools, departments, or offices
- Apply by indicating interest in receiving financial assistance on your admission application.
- If interested in any other tuition scholarship, visit the Graduate Appointments website.
- Granted on the basis of scholarly merit
- Covers instructional fees up to 18 quarter hour credits per quarter
- Requires minimum grade point average to be maintained (usually 3.0)
- Requires minimum academic course load to be kept (usually 15 credits per quarter)
- Does not cover the general fee or health insurance costs
- International Students, please note: Ohio University-funded tuition scholarships cannot be used for the study of the English language in the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE)
Fellowships Loans - For US Citizens or Permanent Residents, federally-funded loans are available through the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships (OSFAS)
- Applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is available from the OSFAS, and any other forms required by the OSFAS
- International students are not eligible for federal loans -- contact International Student and Faculty Services (ISFS) for information about the possibility of short term loans from Ohio University
- Requires minimum academic course load to be carried
Employment Opportunities- Centralized Student Employment Services posts job opportunity information for students in the OSFAS and online
- Applicants check the list of open positions and contact the OSFAS for a referral
- International students should contact International Student and Faculty Services (ISFS) to be sure that they have the required Visa for work in the United States
Students may work up to a maximum of 20 hours per week
Grants
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